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a digital media and gaming machine technology, applied in the field of gaming machine entertainment content, can solve the problem that the gaming machine owner does not generate revenue from the gaming machin

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-20
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[0021] Some embodiments of the invention provide a gaming machine, comprising: and apparatus for receiving a wager for a game of chance; hardware and software for providing the game of chance, the hardware including a d

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When idle, a gaming machine does not generate revenue for the owner of the gaming machine.

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[0030] In this application, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be obvious, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well known process steps have not been described in detail in order not to obscure the present invention. Moreover, the steps of at least some of the methods described herein are not necessarily performed in the order indicated.

[0031] Some embodiments of the invention provide a gaming machine able to provide entertainment content (e.g. ring tones, videos, music, etc.) from entertainment content sources located within the gaming machine or outside of the gaming machine. A player may be presented with entertainment content options in various circumstances and / or according to various criteria. In some implementations, the entertainment content options may be accessed via the gaming ma...

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This invention provides a gaming machine able to provide entertainment content (e.g. ring tones, videos, music, etc.) from entertainment content sources located within the gaming machine or outside of the gaming machine. A player may be presented with entertainment content options that may be accessed via the gaming machine or via another device. In some implementations of the invention, a player may be offered the option of transferring entertainment content to another device (e.g., a cellular telephone, a personal digital assistant or a portable memory device). The option of providing the entertainment content may be granted in various circumstances, e.g., in response to an aspect of a player's gaming on the gaming machine and / or an aspect of the player's gaming history. In some implementations, entertainment content may be offered as an inducement to join a player tracking program.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 978,043, entitled “PLAY PER VIEW” and filed on Oct. 28, 2004, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 665,526, entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT ON A GAMING MACHINE” and filed on Sep. 19, 2000, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety and for all purposes.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to entertainment content for gaming machines such as slot machines and video poker machines. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods of providing entertainment content to a player playing a game on the gaming machine. [0003] As technology in the gaming industry progresses, the traditional mechanically driven reel slot machines are being replaced with electronic counterparts having CRT, LCD video displays or the like. These video / electronic gaming advancements...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/24
CPCG07F17/32G07F17/3223G07F17/3227G07F17/3244
Inventor KINSLEY, MICHAELLEMAY, STEVEN G.BENBRAHIM, JAMAL
Owner IGT